Podcast #227 – Teaching High School Chemistry as an Encore Career with Keith Stolzenbach Description: This week I am speaking with Keith Stolzenbach, who I was introduced to by my friends at EnCorps STEM Teachers Program. Keith spent much of his career as a professor at MIT and UCLA. When he decided to retire in […]
The Huge Disconnect in the Job Market in the COVID-19 Recovery
Disconnect in the Job Market You do not have to be a rocket scientist to see that there is a huge disconnect in the job market. There are over 14 million jobs open right now and employers cannot find workers. At the same time, the workforce participation rate is hovering just under 62% which is […]
Getting Back to Normal – My Observations from 26 Coffee Meetings [Podcast]
Podcast #226 – My Observations from 26 Coffee Meetings Description: I just returned from a 4 week trip to Austin Texas where my wife and I were vaccinated, I renewed my Texas driver’s license and took care of a lot of other business. I put out the word that I was interested in having meetings […]
Returning to the Workplace After COVID – Are You Excited or Anxious?
Returning to the Workplace After COVID Are you anxious or excited about returning to the workplace now that the COVID pandemic is waning? I have spent the month of May of 2021 in Austin, Texas. My wife and I are here to get vaccinated and take care of business that must be handled in person. […]
How Boomers Can Shore Up Their Personal Brand with Wendy Marx [Podcast]
Podcast #225 – Wendy Marx Expands on How Boomers Can Shore Up Their Personal Brand Description: This week I am speaking with Wendy Marx who previously was on the podcast in episode 181. Wendy is a personal branding expert and she recently wrote a blog post on job-hunt.org called How Boomers Can Shore Up Their […]
A Pandemic Awakening – Embrace a New Perspective on Your Career and Life
A Pandemic Awakening Are you experiencing a pandemic awakening that is giving you a new perspective on your career and possibly life in general? I know that the last year has given me a new perspective on what I want my life to look like in the future. In reflecting on the last year, I […]
Learning How to Run a Successful Political Campaign in the 2nd Half of Life [Podcast]
Podcast #224 – David Jenkins Runs a Successful Political Campaign for a City Council Seat Description: This week I am speaking with David Jenkins. David is one of the founding members of the Career Pivot membership community who has gone from running a realtors association to being a Small Business Development Center consultant before retiring […]
How to Deal with Unpredictability in the Post Pandemic Job Market
How to Deal with the Unpredictability The post-pandemic job market is showing a high level of unpredictability. The latest job numbers show that employers are not hiring at the accelerating rate that many economists predicted. At the same time, many employers are having problems finding qualified workers. There is a huge disconnect between the kinds […]
Observations on Returning to a Pandemic Recovering Austin [Podcast]
Podcast #223 – Observations on Returning to a Pandemic Recovering Austin Description: This week will be a different kind of episode. My wife and I arrived back in Austin a little less than a week ago. We have a lot of things to do while we are here to get properly vaccinated. You should read […]